Guest Commentary

We Must Talk About Abortion

On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a local Democratic Congresswoman warns of what’s at stake in 2024: Pennsylvanians’ rights

By Rep. Chrissy Houlahan

Is Philly Ready for Disaster?

Climate change, mass attacks and environmental catastrophes have caused death and destruction nationwide. Here’s how our city is preparing for the unthinkable

By Christine Speer Lejeune

Working Under the Gun

Gun violence citywide decreased in 2023 — but attacks on public employees continued to rise. Can the City keep its bus drivers — and other workers — safe?

By Mensah M. Dean

Citizen Horwitz

When the $38 million state-of-the-art Philly Youth Basketball facility opens next week, it will be thanks to an 80-year-old, prank-pulling, courtside-sitting cult figure. And then there’s the time he was tossed from an NBA game…

By Larry Platt

The Dawn of the Kenyatta Era

Is the new president of Philadelphia City Council a new boss, or same as the old boss?

By Larry Platt

Three Quick Wins for Cherelle Parker

Here’s how our new mayor can make friends with her constituents right quick

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Guest Commentary

Why We’re Moving Back to Philly … Again

A former Pennsylvania political aide moved to New York City for a job. Two decades later, he’s coming back to his adopted city — for good

By David M. Stone
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Paul Levy

For his decades-long commitment to making Center City safe, clean and welcoming to all of us, the outgoing Center City District president is being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award

By Christine Speer Lejeune

The Historic, Wacky, Disappointing, Rage-Inducing, Hopeful Year that Was … 2023

Whether you’re happy to see the back of 2023, or it was your best year ever, Philadelphians cared, as always, about the things that mattered — and some that didn’t. Here’s what it means for 2024

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

Jim Kenney’s Last Spin

A conventional wisdom is taking hold on the legacy of the outgoing mayor. But was it really the pandemic and second term factors beyond his control that did him in?

By Larry Platt